Comments on: Scientific American: 1846 to 1869 http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/ The lighter side of Steampunk Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ken http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/#comment-91516 ken Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:27:07 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=415#comment-91516 <p>Also, the project gutenburg has a bunch of antique issues of SciAm - complete with high-res scans of all the illustrations. Thanks for the site!</p> Also, the project gutenburg has a bunch of antique issues of SciAm – complete with high-res scans of all the illustrations. Thanks for the site!

]]> By: Poseidon http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/#comment-14685 Poseidon Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:27:56 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=415#comment-14685 <p>Having scanned a few of these issues, I should like to add one other comment.</p> <p>Where have the true renaissance men gone? Where are the days when a scientist would compose poetry, study specimens under a microscope, or build an engine in the evening...all in addition to his more directly profitable daytime occupations? What has become of the lovely blend of art and scientific pursuit that once governed the hearts of all the upstanding gentry?</p> <p>It fills my heart with woe to compare the state of mens' minds then, to the cases I perceive about me to-day. Among such company as this, I trust I shall find sympathy for my not unreasonable observations.</p> Having scanned a few of these issues, I should like to add one other comment.

Where have the true renaissance men gone? Where are the days when a scientist would compose poetry, study specimens under a microscope, or build an engine in the evening…all in addition to his more directly profitable daytime occupations? What has become of the lovely blend of art and scientific pursuit that once governed the hearts of all the upstanding gentry?

It fills my heart with woe to compare the state of mens’ minds then, to the cases I perceive about me to-day. Among such company as this, I trust I shall find sympathy for my not unreasonable observations.

]]> By: Poseidon http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/#comment-14683 Poseidon Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:17:26 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=415#comment-14683 <p>Absolutely superb! I simply cannot wait to peruse these monographs in the comfort of my study. Tinkergirl my dear, you have done it again!</p> Absolutely superb! I simply cannot wait to peruse these monographs in the comfort of my study. Tinkergirl my dear, you have done it again!

]]> By: bendotron5000 http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/#comment-14472 bendotron5000 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:39:15 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=415#comment-14472 <p>You can make an electromagnetic boat. It's called a magnetohydrodynamic drive. It's not terribly efficient, but it does work.</p> <p>http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/MHDOverview</p> You can make an electromagnetic boat. It’s called a magnetohydrodynamic drive. It’s not terribly efficient, but it does work.

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/MHDOverview

]]> By: Emerson http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/#comment-14443 Emerson Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:11:47 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=415#comment-14443 <p>The Manufacturer and Builder journal is also available through Cornell (click the header image), it has some great illustrations of steam machines and a few victorian houses and floorplans.</p> <p>No doubt a lot of this stuff could be valuable to illustrators and writers alike. I will be spilling some hours looking over this! Great find.</p> The Manufacturer and Builder journal is also available through Cornell (click the header image), it has some great illustrations of steam machines and a few victorian houses and floorplans.

No doubt a lot of this stuff could be valuable to illustrators and writers alike. I will be spilling some hours looking over this! Great find.

]]> By: Emerson http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200703/scientific-american-1846-to-1869/#comment-14419 Emerson Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:15:07 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=415#comment-14419 <p>There also is a collection of [url=http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/moa_browse.html]Manufacturer and Builder[/url] from 1869-1894 which has seems to have a fair collection of interesting illustrations. The first issue has a full page of [url=http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/gifcache/moa/manu/manu0001/00139.TIF6.gif]boiler explosions[/url].</p> <p>No doubt a lot of this stuff could be valuable to illustrators and writers alike. I will be spilling some hours looking over this! Great find.</p> There also is a collection of [url=http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/moa_browse.html]Manufacturer and Builder[/url] from 1869-1894 which has seems to have a fair collection of interesting illustrations. The first issue has a full page of [url=http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/gifcache/moa/manu/manu0001/00139.TIF6.gif]boiler explosions[/url].

No doubt a lot of this stuff could be valuable to illustrators and writers alike. I will be spilling some hours looking over this! Great find.

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